Faucet



(No Model.)

R. BARRETT.

FAUGET.

No. 600,766. Patented Mar. 15,1898.

r o 1 n e v n I AttolnneyS llnrrnn STATES RICHARD BARRETT, OF DOVER, NEW JERSEY.

FAUGET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent o. 600,766, dated March 15, 1898.

Application filed May 14,1896. berialNo. 591,464. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RICHARD BARRETT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Dover, in the county of Morris and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Faucets; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompany-- ing drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to cocks or faucets; and its object is to provide an improved construction of the same which shall possess superior advantages with respect to efficiency in operation.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a central longitudinal section of a cock or faucet constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view, the screw-plug and valve-rod and cap being removed. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the screw-plu g detached.

In the said drawings the reference-numeral 1 designates a cock or faucet provided with the usual screw-threaded inner end 2 and the curved outlet pipe or spout 3, with a screwthreaded opening 4L intermediate thereof.

The numeral 5 designates a cylindrical extension screw-threaded interiorly and exteriorly at the upper end and communicating at the lower end with the outlet-pipe. Located in said screw-threaded opening 4 is a removable screw-plug 6, provided with a central hole or opening 7, with an enlarged cylindrical intersecting recess or opening 8. The upper edge of the said hole or opening 7 is beveled inward or rounded to form a valveseat 9, and the upper edge of said plug is formed with one or more passages 10 at right angles to the said openings. Located in the said openings 8 and seated on the valve-seat 9 is a ball-valve 12, of metal or other suitable material, and bearing thereupon is a disk 11, concaved in its lower side to fit the ball. This disk is swiveled or journaled upon the lower end of a valve-rod, so as to turn thereon and reduce wear upon the ball and its seat.

The upper end of the valve-rod is provided with a screw-threaded collar 14:, which engages with the interior screw-threads of the extension 5. This rod passes through a screwthreaded cap 15, engaging with the exterior screw-threads of said extension, and at its upper end is provided with turning-handles 15'.

The operation is as follows: The ball is placed in the opening 8, so as to rest upon the valve-seat 9. The valve-rod and screw-collar are then inserted in the extension, the latter engaging with the interior screw-threads thereof, and the cap is then screwed on the upper end of said extension. By now screwing the valve-rod down its lower end will engage with the ball-valve and hold it firmly on its seat, making a tight joint and preventing the escape of any liquid therethrough.

To open the valve, the valve-rod is turned in the opposite direction, releasing the valve, and the pressure of the liquid will raise the latter off its seat, when the liquid will escape out through the lateral openings in the plug into the discharge pipe or spout.

It will be noticed that the screw-plug extends up above the opening 4:, with an annular space between it and the inner sides of the faucet to allow the liquid from the lateral openings to escape to the spout. By this construction the valve-rod need not be elevated sufficiently to allow the ball to leave the opening or chamber in the plug, and it does not matter whether the openings are alined with said spout or not, as the liquid will fiow around the upper end of the plug when the valve is raised. The said lateral openings also serve to receive a screw-driver for removing the screw-plug when desired.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The herein-described faucet comprising a casing, a cup-like member projected into the outlet-chamber of said casing and having an upper open end and a lower valve-seat, outlet slots or openings being formed in the walls thereof, and an independently-movable ball-valve located in said cup-like member and adapted normally to rest on said seat, as set forth.

2. The combination with a cook or faucet, having an inlet and an outlet pipe, a screwthreaded opening therebetween and a screwthreaded extension, of the removable screwplug located in said opening and projecting above the upper end thereof, having a central opening formed with a concave valve-seat and the upper portions of the Walls of said plug formed with outlet slots or openings intersecting said concave seat, the ball-Valve and the valve-rod, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a cook or faucet, having an inlet and an outlet pipe, a screwthreaded opening therebetween, and a screwthreaded extension, of the removable screwplug located in said opening and projecting above the upper end thereof, having a central opening formed with a concave valve-seat, 

